August-December Mini Catalog Coming Soon!

Are you getting excited about the new August-December Mini Catalog yet?  They should be arriving at your mailbox very soon. You can start ordering August 4th.  Here are some projects made from items for sale in the Mini Catalog to get you excited!!!

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE

SU continues to monitor news of COVID-19 and account for its possible impact to several business aspects that will affect demonstrators (manufacturing, transportation, travel, events, etc.). The health and safety of demonstrators and staff is important to us and we appreciate your partnership and patience as we work to address this global issue.

We are doing all we can to mitigate the impact to our demonstrators and customers, including air freighting products when possible. Each week we will update the list below with the products in your market that we know will be (or already are) affected by these delays:

• 100082: Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

Memento and StazOn Ink (New information this week)

We received inventory of Memento and StazOn ink products and fulfilled backorders in NA.

Product Production

Our manufacturer of ink refill bottles has been prioritizing the production of medical products, which means right now, our ink refill production is limited to the number of bottles currently at our Kanab facility. We expect production to be limited over the next several weeks, until our manufacturer is able to fulfill our orders for more bottles. In an effort to minimize the impact of these delays, we placed a limit on all the 2020–2022 In Color ink refills. Even with the limits, these colors have all gone into Not Orderable status. We will provide more inventory as soon as we can.

Our manufacturing facility in North America continues to work overtime and operate on two shifts. However, with a delay between shifts, being understaffed, and working to train new workers, our capacity is lowered. Through all of this, we are working hard to minimize backorders of stamps, Classic Stampin’ Ink, and cardstock, but there will be backorders on these products in the coming months—especially as our ability to react quickly to unexpected product demands is hindered due to the current situation. Our production of Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads is particularly limited at this time. We are focusing our efforts on fulfilling individual color ink pads before we move to collection assortments.

We are seeing delays in production from some of our North American suppliers but they are all continuing to produce products and if that changes, we will let you know.

All the factories we use in China are up and running, but the COVID-19 outbreak has caused more delays than usual in our ability to replenish products. Air freight coming from China is also in high demand, making it difficult to expedite products.

Shipping

UPS has suspended all shipping guarantees. This means you may not receive your packages on the days you expect. Even expedited shipments are seeing a one- to two-day delay. 

Our North American distribution center is currently shipping within two to five business days after an order is placed.

Christmas in July!

I don't have my pre-ordered Stampin Up products yet but the new August–December 2020 Mini Catalog is giving me ideas.  I am using my retired products to start making Christmas cards inspired by the pictures of cards in the catalog.  You should be receiving your catalog this month.  How exciting!

Bonus Days from Stampin’ Up! are back!! 

For every $50 merchandise that you purchase between July 3- August, you’ll earn a $5 coupon that can be redeemed in August!  Whoo-hoo!

Here’s the Scoop:

• An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can be delivered only via email.
• If you earn multiple codes from a single order, you will receive one email with multiple codes. If you earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
• All order types qualify for this promotion. Fax and email orders still require an email address.
• Orders that are started before the promotion begins will not go toward earning coupon codes.
• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes you can earn per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period!!
• Deadline for coupon earning: August 3, 2020 at 11:50 PM (MT)

Click here to head over to my online store to start earning those coupons now! Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Shopping and Saving! 🙂

MASSive Catalog Kick-Off June 2020

I attended an online demonstrator meeting this weekend via Zoom and Facebook live.  It was really fun and relaxing to work on projects sent out previously and to receive 21 cards visa USPS for several days in a row.  Here are the cards that I received in the mail before the event took place.  Lots of ideas for you on how to use the new products!  Enjoy!

Celebrating 20 Years! 

March 2020 marked my 20th year as a Stampin Up demonstrator. I was blessed to be given a Stampin Up mentor; Norma Artman, who has become a very dear friend.  We get together occasionally to stamp, traveled to conventions around the country and  have vacationed together with our husbands.  How awesome is that! 

I am also a member of the "Madison Stamping Stars" who are actually demonstrators from around the county.  They may have started in the Madison area but have moved to far away places over the years but still remain in touch via our Facebook group.  We just completed a virtual card trade via USPS and will be participating in our fist Zoom June 2020 Annual Catalog Kick-Off which is a relaxed 2-day On-Line Event. Madison Area Stamping Stars hold M.A.S.S.ive demo events locally 3 x a year and in between events we support each other here on-line sharing our creativity and our business ideas. This is a great group of ladies.

My stamping club holds meetings at each others homes once a month. This group started soon after I became a demonstrator and we have grown together as friends and supporters of each other.  It has become a social event with lunch served during catching up conversations.  Stamping projects is always fun to see the different takes some ladies have on what I present. Sometimes we just get together to work on our own projects.  It has been very different this year with the Covid 19 pandemic.  In person stamping ceased in March but we are staying in touch with our texting group and card challenges each month. I have been able to stay in business with online orders. I hope that the pandemic runs it's course soon so we can all gather together once again

Thank you to all my customers far and near.  It has been a pleasure providing you with the tools you need to create all of the lovely cards, scrapbooks and paper crafted gifts that you make and share with others. God willing I will be here to serve you for a few years yet! 

If you are looking for some ideas, here are some cute samples from my upline Norma Artman using the new In Colors.